Article: Sherrod, Lonnie R. (Editor), Flanagan, Constance A. (Associate Editor), Kassimir, Ron (Associate Editor), & Syvertsen, Amy K. (Assistant Editor). Youth Activism: An International Encyclopedia (Volumes 1 & 2).(Brief article)(Book review)

SHERROD, Lonnie R. (Editor), FLANAGAN, Constance A. (Associate Editor), KASSIMIR, Ron (Associate Editor), & SYVERTSEN, Amy K. (Assistant Editor). Youth Activism: An International Encyclopedia (Volumes 1 & 2). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. 808pp. $199.95 (h).

If democratic societies are to survive as true democracies, they need citizens who are informed, concerned and active. How such citizens develop from childhood into adults is crucial information for educators, psychologists, young people, parents, politicians and others. This work fosters an understanding of the disparate activist youth groups internationally, as well as of the interdisciplinary ...

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